Microfilm projector



Oct. 2, 1951 P. J. BERGGREN MICROFILM PROJECTOR 8 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 22, 1946 PER Iowan BERGGREN.

INVENTOR.

%w)n6 M.

Oct. 2, 1951 p, J, BERGGREN 2,569,918

MICROF'ILM PROJECTOR Filed Jan. 22, 1946 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 F'\q. 2. PER Iowan BERGGREN,

INVENTOR.

Oct. 2, 1951 p, J. BERGGREN 2,569,918

' MICROFILM PROJECTOR 1 Filed Jan. 22, 1946 -8 Sheets-Sheet 5 AH'gs.

Oct. 2, 1951 P. J. BERGGREN MICROFILM PROJECTOR 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Jan. 22, 1946 Fl G.

PE Johan Brennan:

7 INVENTOR.

Oct. 2, 1951 P. J. BERGGREN MICROFILM PROJECTOR 8 Sheets-Sheet 7 Filed Jan. 22, 1946 PER Jomm BERGGREN.

INVENTOR.

Flq. l5.

Oct. 2, 1951 P. J. BERGGREN MICROF'ILM PROJECTOR 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 Filed Jan. 22, 1946 PER Iowan Bsnaqnsu.

INVENTOR.

BY M ffi Ah s.

Patented Oct. 2, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MIOROFILM PROJECTOR Per Johan Berggren, Ridgefield, Conn.

Application January 22, 1946, Serial No. 642,732

12 Claims. 1

This invention relates toan easily transportable unitary apparatus by means of which microfilm images may be projected for enlarged, close and distant viewing and for reproduction purposes, as for example for projection printing.

The detailed objects of this invention will be more apparent and will be more readily understandable when set forth in connection with the detailed description of the various parts comprising the mechanism, and for that reason will be omitted at this point.

This invention resides substantially in the combination, construction, arrangement and relative location of parts, all as will more clearly appear hereinafter especially in connection with the attached drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the mechanism showing the portable housing in vertical cross-section and diagrammatically illustrating the path of the projected light ray;

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view partly in elevation taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, similarly illustrating diagrammatically in part the path of the projected light ray;

Figure 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a vertical, central, cross-sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 6;

Figure 6 is a vertical, central, cross-sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 is a top plan detailed view of the gate combination showing the guide rollers and illustrating a portion of the supporting plate in cross section;

Figure 8 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on the line 88 of Figure 2, showing the structure at the aperture;

Figure 9 is a vertical, central, cross-sectional view taken on the line 99 of Figure 2, showing the gate combination, the projecting lens system and the focusing mechanism;

, Figure 10 is a horizontal, cross-sectional view taken on the line Ill-ID of Figure 2 showing the film feeding mechanism;

Figure 11 is a front elevational View of the gate showing its relationship to the front guide rollers and the front reel of the film feeding mechanism, and illustrating the pressure plate;

Figure 12 is a rear elevational view of the same elements;

Figure 13 is a front elevational view of the aperture plate showing its relation to the rear guide roller and film feeding roll;

Figure 14 is a schematic and diagrammatic illustration of the opticalsystem of the projector;

Figure 15,is a horizontal, central, cross-sectional view through the lens mount and image turning mechanism as taken on the line l5-I5 of Figure 16;

Figure 16 is an end elevational view from the plane Iii-I6 of Figure 15;

Figure 17 is a similar view showing the mechanism in an adjusted or different position from that shown in Figure 16; and

Figures 18 and 19 are perspective views of the portable housing from difierent sides.

In accordance with one object of this inven-'- tion the device is designed to be easily transportable and for that purpose a special form of housing has been devised which functionally adapts it to easy manipulation for all the uses to which the device may be put. The construction of this housing is most clearly illustrated in Figures 18 and 19, wherein it will be seen that it is of generally rectangular form and composed of a plain bottom wall I, top wall 2, and side walls 3 and 4. The side wall 3 is provided with a door l3 hingedly supported on a horizontal pivot axis by means ofthe hinges l4. Forming a part of the door I3 is a smaller door l5 pivotally connected thereto on a horizontal axis by means of the hinges 16. The side wall 5 is provided, as is clear from Figure 19, with an opening in which is hingedly mounted a small door II for pivotal movement on a vertical axis by means of the hinges 12. The remainin wall of the housing is composed of several parts. These include partial sidewall sections 6 and 6' which are permanently secured to the other walls. This leaves an opening which is closed by a pair of cooperating doors 1 and 9 which are respectively pivoted on vertical axes by means of the hinges 8 and I0. As will be understood all of these doors may be provided with suitable locking and latching devices.

As appears from several of the views, as for example Figures 1 and 2, the space enclosed by means of these walls is divided into, compartments A and B by means of a fixed. partition wall I I. The compartment A may be termed the viewing compartment and visual access to the interior thereof is provided through the compound viewing door l3--|5. The compartment B houses the mechanism of the machine and is accessible through the doors 1 and 9 for manipulation of themechanism when in use. Generally the mechanism within the compartment B comprises the lantern housing L (see Fig. 1),

of the casting is the lamp socket 2| in which an electric lamp 22 of any form suitable for the purpose, as a light source for a machine of this type, is mounted. v

This structure includes as a separate remov able unit a draft creating chimney structure also serving as a support for a reflector and the first condenser lens. It is best illustrated in Figures and 6. It comprises a rectangular metal tube 23 having supported thereon a spherical refiector 24 and the first condenser lens 25, the relation of which to the filament of the lamp is illustrated in Figure 6. The mirror and the lens are detachably secured to this tube in any suitable manner, as by means of removable collars, as illustrated. A practical feature of this method of mounting the mirror and condenser lens on the draft tube 23 is that they may be relatively fixed with respect to each other and the filament for insuring that the optical axes of these elements shall be and remain in exact relationship.

An opposite pair of walls of the tube 23 are provided with struck-out inwardly projecting flaps 26 which in turn have struck-out outwardly projecting flaps 2! which form vents. At 28 is a hood which is attached to the draft tube 23 by means of a plate 29 which is provided with four integral ears 30 by means of which it is attached to the hood, and another pair of ears 3| by means ofwhich it is attached to the draft tube 23. As will be seen from the various figures, the plate 29 does not close the passage between the draft tube and the hood. Integral with the hood is a circular flange 32 forming a seat for the lower end of the chimney 33 which extends upwardly'therefrom to a fixture 34 mounted on the top wall 2 opposite an opening therein which is closed by means of a perforated grill 34. Both ends of the tube are slotted as shown at 35 to facilitate insertion and removal of the chimney thereof.

An important object of this invention, that is of eflicient removal and dissipation of the heat from the lamp is attained by this structure. It will be seen from Figure 4 that the draft tube 23 and hood 28 are demountable as a unit and when mounted in the lamp housing by simple telescopic assembly forms with the housing 'double draft channels in which both faces of the walls of the draft tube are exposed to moving air currents. This tube surrounds the lamp and forms one of the draftchannels through which cooling air may directly flow by passage throughthe louvers in the bottom wall of the lamp housing and upwardly directly around the lamp and from there to the chimney around the plate 29. The air going through the bottom wall V The vents formed by th flaps 26-4! permit the cross flow of air currents from the streams insidea-nd outside of the draft tube, While preventing the direct escape of light rays. To'further contribute to the dissipation of the heat generated by the light source it will be seen from Figure 3 that the casting is so constructed as to form an air flow channel 36 along the rear wall of the casting. Thus every feature of construe-- tion of the lantern is provided with an eye to an effective and rapid dissipation of the heat from the light source and in a manner so that the lantern housing itself where .it is exposed to contact by the operator is kept relatively cool. The structural features of the lantern are such that all of the parts are readily accessible by very easy separation of the parts comprising it.

Detachably mountedon the front wall of the casting i8 is the condenser lens system proper comprising a tube 31 and the usual lenses. A novel feature of the condenser unit proper is the inclusion between the two lenses thereof of the heat absorption disc 38 which is fixed therein the point where the rays are traveling in parallel relation is a novel combination. The film feeding mechanism F in light projecting assembly G will now b described. All of the parts thereof are mounted upon a base plate M by means of screws and the bases 4| which attach it to the partition wall [7. At the upper end of the base plate 4| is a rotatably mounted spindle 42 on which the film supply reel 43 can be impaled. The spindle is provided with the usual catch 44 for holding the reel in place and on the rear of the spindle is secured a spring belt pulley 45. Incorporated in the pulley is the usual one-way clutch mechanism which causes conjoint rotation of the spindle and pulley'in one direction and allows relative rotation in the opposite direction. This pulley is connected by means of a belt 4'1, in the case illustrated aspring.

belt, which extends to a double pulley 43 (see Fig. 10) which is attached to a shaft 49 for rotation therewith. This double pulley is connected by a belt 49 to a pulley 59 connected to thelower reel spindle 5! likewise suitably journaled in the base plate 4| and provided with. the usual spring catch by means of which the take-up reel 52 may be detachably secured thereto (see Fig. 1).

At 5315 a shaft journaled in suitable bearings on the base plat 4| on the outer end of which shaft is attached a crank 5 and on the other end in back of the base plate is attached a gear 55 (see Figs. 1 and 2). The gear 55 meshes with a pinion 56 which is pinned to the double pulley 48 which, as previously stated, isfixed to the shaft 49. Shaft 49 is journaled in a bearing 5'! at one end and in a bearing 58 at the other end mounted in the aperture plate casting 59. Secured to the shaft 49 is' a pulley 69 provided with a friction'facing in the form of a sleeve of rubber, for example, which parts together form the main feed roll. On the outer end of the shaft 49 is a knurled operating knob 63. In order to avoid confusion it may be noted that the double pulley 48 is provided with a knurled handle portion 63 which in the particular arrangement of apparatus illustrated serves noparticular funcof shaft 49 from that end.

The aperture plate casting 59 appears in elevation in Figure 13 and in cross-section in Figures 8 and 9. Rotatably mounted on the upper edge of the casting 59 is a guide roller 64. As appears in Figure 9 the aperture plate casting 59 is provided with an aperture 65 in which a glass plate 66 is secured by means of a pair of plates 61, the vertical edges of which are beveled to mate. with the similarly beveled edges of the glass plate 66. The plates 61 are detachably secured to the casting by means of screws 69, as shown in Figure 13. The face of the casting underlying the metal plates 61 is recessed so that these plates lie in the plane of the face of the casting. The face of the casting 59 is also provided with vertically extending recesses in which the wiper pads I59 which lie above and below the aperture are mounted. These pads are attached in place by overlapping the upper and lower ends thereof with a rabbeted plate 10 (see Fig. 9) which plates are secured to the casting 59 from the rear by means of the screws 1|. The faces of these pads lie slightly above the plane of the face of the casting.

Pivotally mounted on the casting 59 on the hinge pins 12 is the pressure plate gate 13. In the edge of the gate is a vertically slidable catch 14 operable by the button 15 (see Fig. 15) for cooperation with the pair of latch plates I6 secured to the casting 59. The gate 13 has an aperture in which a transparent pressure plate 11 may move under the influence of the flat springs 18 secured to the outer face of the gate. The glass pressure plate 11 has beveled side edges (see Fig. 15) for cooperation with the beveled side edges of the aperture in the gate so that the springs may not push it all the way through the opening.

Secured on the inner face of the gate is another pair of cleaning pads I9 aligned with the pair on the main casting. The cleaning pads 19 are secured to the gate in the same way as the previously described pair as clearly illustrated in Figure 9. Mounted on the outer face of the gate at the bottom edge is a floating spring loaded support for the cooperating feed roll 8|, which is preferably of some high friction material such as rubber. The roller 8| is mounted on a shaft 82 journaled in a plate 83 having downwardly extending parallel arms 84 which receive the shaft. The plate 83 is mounted upon a pair of pins 85 secured to the gate. and between which are interposed the coil springs 86. As is clear from Figure 9, when the gate is closed the feed roll 8| presses the film 81 against the cooperating feed roll 6| previously described. As illustrated in Figure 10, instead of making the shaft 82 rotatable in the downwardly extending arms 84 of the plate 83, and thus requiring a bearing at this point, the shaft 82 is locked in these arms and the roller 8| and gear 88 are mounted on a sleeve 89 which rotates on the shaft 82. l

A feature of this construction is that the friction rolls BI and BI are geared together by means of the gears 82 and 83 which mesh loosely enough so that the loading provided at the springs 86 can control the frictional drive while insuring conjoint rotation of the rolls without relative slipping on the film, thereby preventing abrasion.

Secured to a pair of upstanding integral ears on the gate 13 is the front gate roller 99. It

is to be noted that the rear gateroller 64 and the roll 69 having the friction surface 6| are flanged at the ends, as is clear from Figures 10 and 12, andthat the front friction roll 8| and the front guide roll are proportioned so as to lie within the flanges so as to pressthe film 81 directly against the friction surface 6| This greatly facilitates and the friction roll 8|. threading of the machine and movement of the film into proper transverse relation with respect to the aperture and into correct contact with the guide and friction rolls, without any special effort to manually line up the film with these projection lies accurately in the focal plane and will remain therein during projection.

To thread the machine the gate 13 is unlatched by raising the finger piece 15 which disengages the latch bar 14 from the latch fingers 16 and the gate is then swung open on the hinge pins 12. A supply reel 43 is slipped and latched onto the spindle 42 and the end of the film is run down past the aperture in alignment with the guide roll 64 and the friction roll 60,. and the end is attached to take-up reel 52 which has been mounted and latched on the lower spindle 5|. The gate 13 then need only be closed and snapped into position with the assurance that the front upper guide roll 90 and lower friction drive roll 8| will guide the film to seating relation with the cooperating rolls; then be rapidly moved manually in the direction of its length in the region of the aperture by rotating the handle 54 which conjointly causes rotation of spindle 5| and shaft 49. Spindle 5| is rotated by the gears 55 and 56 and spindle 5| is driven from shaft 49 by means of the inner groove pulley of the double pulley 48 and the belt 49 (see Fig. 2). Spindle 42 does not rotate at this time because the built in one-Way clutch 46 does not act in this direction, that is the direction of feeding the film from the supply reel 43 to take-up reel 52. This provides a fast acting feed to move the film to that portion of the length to be viewed. In the event that it is desired to quickly move the film in the op-. posite direction, that is from the take-up reel to the supply reel, the crank 54 is rotated in the opposite direction, causing rotation of shaft 49 in the opposite direction, and in this case driv ing the spindle 42 through the belt 49 and the one-. way clutch 46 which acts in that direction. A similar one-way acting clutch built into spindle 5| does not cause reverse driving of this spindle, Thus the spindles 42 and 5| are each driven in one direction, which directions are opposite to each other and are not driven in the other direction. When the film has been moved to the approximate desired position it can then be more slowly rotated by means of the knurled knob 63, in which event the film is frictionally driven by means of the cooperating friction rolls BI and BI, and in view of the double pulley connection at 48 to the spindles 42 and 5| they will The film can beapImerl-v driven andgidle, as previously ex plained' fOl"; either direction of movement .of the Referring inowztoEigures'Q and 15,- adescription, f-.the;proj ection-ilensbsystemrandimage, rotating strncturmwill be. given; Attached'to, therear face ofithewasting 59 in any suitable manner is; a fixedzsleeveiil; in1the'bottom'of which is join;- naledzav shaft92 on-which ismounted in a suit able.;housing apinion 93-and on the outer endof which is;attached;a knurled knob 94; The pinion 93-. -cooperatesv with atoothed rack" 95- secured to a-elongitudinallyslidable lens mount tubing, 96. Mounted in the lens mount tube is any suitable form-wt. projection lens system 91. As those skilledein the-art. will understand -manipula tion of-the-knurled knob 94 ,will icause focusing movementof-"the lens mount 2.

-The.-:o uter end of thessleeve 9| has an annular;

recession which:a ,c-1;1p;shaped member 98 isseacuredAzoform a-seat-witl'i the end of the sleeveSl for asflanged sleeve 99in which is mounted a Dov, gprism- N36; The flanged sleeve 53951811310- videdtwith an operating pin it! and a spring,

pressed balldetent IE2 cooperates with the flange of-, th ersleeve' 99 to impose 'adrag "onlthe rotation of the sleeveso. that it will'stayin any adjusted position:

111.; ee partition wall I! is an opening. ll. Mountedbnthe inner facerof the door H is a supports-I03: upon which ismounted a mirror I94 This mirror is positioned to receive.

(see. Fig. 3) theimage-from the projection system and reflect it through theopening l1, onto a mirror I95 supported at the proper angle in the compartment A-.above the window provided by the door l3 (seeEig fL). Fromthere the image is reflected onto. a-v suitable viewingimageplate I96, which.

m'ay';='b e..ofany suitable material preferably a metalplate-having a mat surface.- For example it couldbe ametal plate with a screen paint; preferably of cream color.

7 To, bettenvisualize the relationship of the-entireoptical.and-reflecting system reference may be made.,,to.Figure.l4 where there is-diagrammaticallY. and. schematically. illustrated the relative arrangement of .the various parts.

If! View: of the fact that due toilackofcare inpreparing the microfilm, orin cases'where'conservation of space on the-film'dictates that the original document be: photographed, itbecomes highly;desirabl e to be able'to rotatetheimage reading position.

sqthat-it can be adjusted to -proper reading positionon the viewing screen.

Inordertoadapt this samemechanism to pro-' jection of the images. either for purposes of-greater enlargement or: for viewing by a larger number of personait will be noted that the mirror I94 has been ,mountedon the door II. By opening the door .to thedotted position shown in Figure 3:

more=;effectively :screenedzfronr disturbinggoutside; light. When the machine-zisgused forprojeetiom printing the ;.larger. door facilitates introduction ancli'removal of .a== full sized: sensitized .papern The. provisionof the double doors l and-19 :andthe. relativeizlocation of; all" theseparta of the: mechanism require manual manipulation: such.- that .byopen-ing these doors all of the mechanisms is readilyzaccessible; In addition this mechanism.-. isgreadilyraccessible tothe :person whoisrusingg the: machine =and: whilei heciszviewing the. pro: jectedrimages; An operator quickly. learns the. location of all thermanua-l controls sothat while; viewingithe projectedimages he. can manipulatethe: machine tomeet-all. of his wishes; Finally 7 theentiremechanism is so housed thatitlis easily; portable andt-itis; protected .from .damage while." iii-transit From 'the :abovev description it :will be apparent.- to 'thoseiskilled .inrtheart that the subjectimatter." of this invention is capable of: embodiment'i-in;v many modifiewphysicalforms; and I-ido1no.t,=. thereforeidesirexto; be: strictly limited toj the; particular physical embodiment shown in the: drawings:- for purposes: of illustration, of" the invention, but only as required by the claims grants" ed me.

What is claimedis p 1.- Thev combination-of av microfilm projector and viewer; comprising a. viewing. box completely enclosing a lantern, aprojectionunit, reflection meansand an opaqueviewing screen fixed insaid box-ysaid-rlantern comprising: a: source of light; an envelope for said sourceof'light, said envelope comprising self-contained heat dispersion means-,t. condensing means for concentrating light from; said source, said" condensing means comprising selleeontained heat. filtering means; saidprojec-a tion-runit comprising film guide means and film drive means mounted thereon for guidingr filma images through, thepath of said concentrated light. means; for focusing the light passing. throughnsaid film images for projection onto: a: viewing screen; and smeans for: rotating: thei-pro' jected image, about the center of said image; said 1 viewingxboxi having an opening throughlwhich'i said-:viewingscreen isvisible :andanother open- 1 ing; through .whichthe-image may-be" projected'i ontoiaiviewingsuriace; a-door for normally closingrsaid last opening. a: portion of said-reflecting meansrbeingmounted 'on said door so as'to.v be in use'gwhenrsaid id'oorJis closed; l

The apparatus according'to claim 1,- includingtin combination a duplex door for=said open-' ing whereby differentsizeiopenings are providedi 3.:..Az: lantern housing for a projector compris'-- ing"za-aframework having front and back members= integrally unitediinxspacedrelation, and'a pair of f detachableilouvered side walls having louvered extensionss formingi a bottom wall; an apertured '5 tube in said-housingia removable draft-tubezh'av;

ing an :apertured hood for;closing: the :top of thee wal1s::of=:jsaidhousing and having a'refiectorandi itiwill. be seen that the projected image can pass- 'througli-the-opening'in the housing normally "closedjby. thisdoor for projecting it-to any. suit:

able .v'iewing surface. V

V The compound r door arrangementthe larger doorlB can be closed and the smaller door. l5iopenedso that the viewing surface I96 is ls -i 5 is: provided so that when thedevice is used under conditions of relatively-high ambient illumination ,a condensinglens permanently fixedthereon: 111T.

diametrically aligned position.

4;!mlantern co-nstruction for a projector'comprising an outer housing COmDOSGdT'OfI a frames made up I of fan-back member. and 'a' front" wall united inspaced:relzitionjremovable louvered side wall.-jplates'extending between said baclrmemsber aand front *walhand having: right angled "exe tensions to form a bottom wall for the housing;v agremovable :closure on the top: of said housing,

a.dependentwtubeextendingiinto'said housing-end;

spaced from the walls thereof whereby air may enter the housing and travel upwardly interiorly and exteriorly of said tube and a reflector and lens fixedly mounted on said tube in axial alignment.

5. A lantern structure for a projector comprising an integral framework including a supporting member, a front wall spaced therefrom and a spider connecting said member and wall at the bottom, a pair of louvered side walls attached to said framework and extending below said spider, said side walls having right angled louvered extensions forming a bottom wall, all of said elements forming an outer housing, and said spider providing a support for a light source, an apertured tube within said housing to form an enclosure for the light source and having a free space therearound between it and the housing, and a closure for said housing providing a support for said tube and holding it in spaced relation within said housing.

6. In the combination of claim 5, said tube having a pair of diametrically aligned openings and a reflector and a lens fixed in said openings.

7. In a film feeding and positioning mechanism, the combination including means for supporting a pair of film reels in spaced relation, an aperture plate mounted between said film supporting means, a film gate pivotally mounted on said aperture plate, a pair of cooperating guide rollers having flanges axially spaced to engage the side edges of the film and the other roller fitting closely between said flanges, a pair of similar guide rollers supported on said plate and gate to receive the film therefrom, said second pair of guide rollers providing frictional engagement with the film, and means for positively driving said second pair of guide rollers, both of said pairs of rollers transversely aligning the film with the apertures in said plate and gate.

8. In the combination of claim 7, said second pair of guide rollers being geared together.

9. In the combination of claim 7, the flanges of the flanged guide rollers of each pair being tapered so that the inner faces of the flanges converge towards the axis of the associated roller.

10. In the combination of claim 7, the guide roller of the second pair being resiliently mounted on the gate.

11. In the combination of claim 7, the aperture in said plate containing a fixed light transmitting window, the aperture in the gate containing a movable light transmitting member, spring means for lightly pressing said second light transmitting member towards said first light transmitting member, and film cleaning means comprising pairs of cleaning pads detachably secured to said plate and gate at the top and the bottom of the plate aperture.

- 12. In the combination of claim 7, additional means for driving said second pair of rollers at a relatively greater speed than that effected by said first driving means.

PER; JOHAN BERGGREN.

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